Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Subject "Canada"
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Adaptive and phenotypic responses of white birch provenances to climate variations
(2009)Trees have adapted to their local climate, but with changes in the climate may currently, or in the near future occupy climates that are sub-optimal for growth and survival. The goal of current reforestation is therefore ... -
Coming full circle : non-Aboriginal teachers' narratives of their engagement in urban Aboriginal education
(2012-11-10)Current Aboriginal researchers address how Eurocentrism construsts and reinforces a set of normative and oppressive "educational" values that do not recognize or include Indigenous epistemologies. A few studies are emerging ... -
Human trafficking in Canada crisis or confusion : an examination of Canada's trafficking legislation and the development of a social crisis
(2012-11-10)Since the implementation of Canada's domestic human trafficking legislation in 2005, the media, police, and government agencies have paid increasing attention to this issue. Using a social constructionist approach, ... -
Inuit youth migration from Iqaluit to Ottawa
(2009)With a public perception that Inuit youth are leaving the North, it is important to improve our understanding of migration in the Circumpolar North. The purpose of this pilot study is to identify, investigate and critically ... -
The Literacy gap: an investigation of the role of hegemonic ideology in literacy education
(2012-11-10)In this research the notion of hegemonic ideology is explored within the stories told by three returning adult students. These students were unsuccessful in attaining literacy skill in their elementary and secondary education ... -
Motivational compliance of Canadian inbound tour operators with China Approved Destination Status (ADS) guidelines
(2009)Tourism is one of the most important industries in Canada and continues to be an important factor in maintaining a strong Canadian economy. One of the markets that currently holds the greatest potential for inbound tourism ... -
One world, one dream : comparisons of the newspaper coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games
(2009)This study compared and explored the newspaper coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic (OG) and Paralympic Games (PG) by a Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail. The methodology for this study was mixed methods design which ... -
The Root dynamics of mixed and single species stands in the boreal forest of central and eastern Canada
(2010)I examined trends of fine root biomass and necromass in different mixed- and single-species stands within the central and eastern regions of the North American boreal forest to determine how annual fine root production, ... -
Species diversity and aboveground productivity relationships in forest ecosystems
(2012-11-10)Empirical and theoretical studies have attributed the observed positive diversity-productivity relationship (DPR) across various ecosystems to a complementarity effect through niche differentiation and/or facilitation among ... -
This land is our land? This land is your land : exploring the decolonizing journeys of White outdoor environmental educators
(2009-05)My own decolonizing journey has fostered a curiosity about the experiences of other White outdoor environmental educators who are engaged in the process of decolonizing their own practices and worldview. This qualitative ... -
Trickster chases the tale of education
(2012-11-10)The research story is a narrative woven of [the author's] own self reflections, the voice of the co-researchers, and traditional Mi'kmaw story characters. The story follows a group of community members from Wildcat First ... -
Understanding the context of knowledge and values in natural resources decision making : a case study of Parks Canada's Recreational Activities Assessment framework
(2009)The range of natural, societal and nature-human interactions of contemporary environmental management, especially for parks and protected areas, is seemingly infinite and is continually changing in scope and complexity. ... -
Variation in vessel diameter and leaf area of white birch (Betula papyrifera) along moisture gradients in Canada
(2010)One of the key hypotheses of this research is that white birch that has evolved in wet areas will have larger vessels than those trees that evolved in dry areas. Since the wet areas are less likely to experience drought ...
